Last Sunday, the works of three Ghanaian artists came to life at the Mix Design Hub in Accra thanks to the innovative African art technology platform ARTSPLIT.
Isshaq Ismail's brilliant, bold paintings, Ablade Glover's colourful creations that represent the cheerful daily life of Ghana, and Kofi Agorsor's semi-abstract depictions of various subjects are the works of art.
Auction
The artworks were accessible via a special ARTSPLIT app for viewing and bidding in addition to being on show at the Mix Design Hub.
The public and art enthusiasts were offered the chance to purchase shares of the artworks through the auctions.
Users will now have the option to purchase "Splits," or portions of famous African works of art, and either keep them or sell them on the app after the Split Auction is over.
The Splits enable joint ownership of a single iconic work of art by many parties.
Additionally, users had the choice to take part in a "Lease Auction" through the app to gain actual custody of these jointly owned works of art for a predetermined time.
Displayed artwork
The art of Ablade Glover portrays his intense passion for colour, movement, and life.
Warm impasto colours are used to represent the vitality, energy, and heat of the nation as it depicts active landscapes that reflect the exuberant diversity of Africa, including its bustling market stalls, colourfully attired crowds and women, and the dynamic energy that is Ghana.
In contrast to Isshaq Ismail, whose paintings used the colours black, brown, green, red, ochre, purple, and blue to probe and explore hideous characters and textures, Kofi Agorsor's paintings showed the spontaneity and order of modern Ghanaians' daily life.
Ecosystem
Muyiwa Olowoporoku, Head of Partnerships and Alliance at ARTSPLIT, noted that the African art ecosystem has not received much attention from the world scene despite its enormous potential to boost African economies.
He continued by saying that the story would only change if the correct synergies were used to raise the value of the continent's artistic production.
Mr. Olowoporoku claimed that ARTSPLIT was founded to add value for both art and art enthusiasts in order to contribute in boosting the visibility of African art on the international stage.
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